Milk-bottle holder



Oct. 21, 1930.

J PSAILA MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Aug. 19, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Inventor JJEPH Ran/4n.

Attorney 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J. PSAILA MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Aug. 19.,1929 Oct. 21, 1930.

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Patented Oct. 21, 1930 JosErn rsAILA, or BROOKLYN, nnw ou 1 MIL -Born30m 1 plication flled'Augu'st 1 9, 1929. Serial m. 386,949.

"This invention relates toimprovementsin milk bottle holders; Theprimary objectflof the invention resides in a box like device to whichaccess may be had only by the authorized persons having the proper keyto remove thebottle of milk therefrom after the samehas been depositedtherein the milkman, thus vpreventing theft of the /milk by unscrupulouspersons.

of milk from becoming contaminated with v cats and dogs,

invention'resides 1n the certain novel con-' 'pointedout in the appendedI holder.

to be transmitted thereto by which domestic animals habitually lickthetops of milk bottles.

I Another objectrof the invention is. to providewa'lmilk bottle holderin'which' a pair 0 germs likely spring actuated doors Vc oact to 'closea bottle entrance opening, and amember carried by one of the doors uponthetop of the milk bottle placed in the holder to lock the doors againstopening.

With these and other objects in view', the

struction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential featuresof which are here are particularly adjacent its outeriedge is inafter'fully described,

claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which} Figure1 1s a perspectiveview or my; proved milk'bottle holder. I

Figure 2is a'vertical sectional view there throughillustrating theposition ofthe doors upon the insertion of a bottle of milk into theFigure 3 is a simliar view but showing the milk bottle in positionwithin the holder; 7

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view'on the line 4 -4ofFigure 3.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on theline 5+5 of Figure 3looking in the direcj tion of the arrow.

Befering more particularly to the draw ings, the reference "character 10designates my improved milk bottle holder in its entire ty whichincludes a box like casing 11, one open sideof which is closed'by ahinge door 12, which door may be locked'in a closedposition by insertingthe key 13 into the lock 14 and turning'the same to cause the bolt ofthe The holder also' preve nts the bottle:

for automatically seating 23 in order to return 'to the force of"gravity.

understood that upon nsertion of bottle through the'opening 16 in lookto enter the usual keeper mounted on the I amb B or the adjacent sidewall. The casing may be constructed of any desired material, such aswood, or metal and the bottom of the same is covered by a cushion ormat; 5 5,

15which may be of rubber, felt or like material; The purpose of thiscushion will be.

hereinafter fully explained. Thetop wall of the box like casing isprovided with an annular opening 116 of a'size to' freely permit of thepassage of the standard size milk bottle 1 17. Closing the under sideofthe opening 16 f .ly held in a closed position by springs 23 and 24"respectively, the tensioniof the swing 24 bemg' greaterthan the tensionofthespring i the door .19 'to a closed position more quickly than thedoor 18. The 2,:

door 19 is provided with outwardly extend ing tongues 25 which overliethe adjacent meeting edge of the door 18-to prevent in- 'wa'rd swingingmovementofthe door 19 in;

dependently of the door 18.

I Pivoted to the door 18 on the inside thereof a weighted member 26, theweight of the same-serving to normally suspend the member in a verticalposition due the weighted member 26 is cut rawayto pro-i vide' a seat 27of a shape to s'nugly'fit upon the'top' of the milk bottle 17 as clearlyshown in Figure of the drawings;

From the description thus'far, it will be p; 1

' a milk a manner shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, the weight L of thebottle will tend to swing the doors 18 the weight member 26 a1 andl9inwardly, ways remamlng in a vertical pos1t1on, and for accommodatmg theweight 1n 1ts downward movement,I provide a pocket 27 in the'adacentside wall ofthecasing so that the said weight may swing out of the pathof downward movement of the bottle. When the bottle is released anddropped upon the cushion 15, the shock is arrested by the saidcush- Iion whereupon the springs 23 and 24 act to return the-doors 1-8 and 19respectively to The bottom edge or 6,

their closed position, it being appreciated that the door 19 is thefirst to fully return to closed position due to the excess tension ofthe spring 24 over the spring 23. When the doors are fully closed asshown in Figure 3, the seat 27 of the member 26 receives the top of thebottle 17, thus the doors are prevented from being pushed to openposition. F or the purpose of preventing accidental swinging of theweighted member 26 to a position which might release the doors, Iprovide 'flat arms 28 fixed to the undersides of the doors l8 and 19 andwhich arms extend inwardly and down- Wardly toward each other. Theopposite sides of the weighted member 26 are provided with recesses ornotches 29 for accommodating the free ends of the arms 28. These armsact as stops for limiting swinging movement of the member 26 when thedoor is in a closed position.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the holderwhen empty is always accessible by the milkman for depositing a bottleof milk therein, but the presence of the bottle of milk within thecasing serves to lock the entrance doors 18 and 19 against tampering byunauthorized persons. The bottle 17 may be readily removed by theauthorized person having the necessary key 13 to unlock the door 12.Although no means has been shown for securing the holder to a support,it will be appreciated that any well known type of supporting bracketmay be used for such purpose.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentof my invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be variedwithout in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and Itherefore do not limit myself to the exact details of constructionherein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my inventionlimited only by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A milk bottle holder comprising a box like casing having an openingin the top wall thereof, a pair of hinged doors, spring means forholding said doors in a closed position over said opening, and meanscarried by one of said doors for seating upon a milk bottle dropped intosaid casing for locking the same again st movement to an open position.

2. A milk bottle holder comprising a box like casing having an openingin the top wall thereof, a pair of hinged doors, spring means forholding said doors in a closed position over said opening, and meanscarried by one of said doors for seating upon a milk bottle dropped intosaid casing for locking the same against movement to an open position,said means including a weighted member pivoted to said door.

3. A milk bottle holder comprising a box like casing having an openingin the top Wall thereof, a pair of hinged doors, spring means forholding said doors in a closed position over said opening, and meanscarried by one of said doors for seating upon a milk bottle dropped intosaid casing for locking the same against movement to an open position,said means including a weighted member pivoted to said door, and meansfor preventing swingin movement of said weighted member when in seatedposition upon a milk bottle.

4L. A milk bottle holder comprising a box like casing having an openingin the top thereof, a key controlled door for access to the interior ofsaid casing, a pair of hinged doors mounted on said casing for inwardswinging movement, springs tending to normally hold the respective doorsin their respective closed position beneath said opening, the springsacting upon one door being of a stronger tension than the spring actingupon the other door for closing one door aster than the other, a memberpivoted to the weaker spring actuated door for overlying the top of amilk bottle when dropped into said casing through said opening and pastsaid door.

5. A milk bottle holder comprising a box like casing having an openingin the top thereof, a key controlled door tor access to the interior ofsaid casing, a pair of hinged doors mounted on said casing for inwardswinging movement, springs tending to nor mally hold the respectivedoors in their respective closed position beneath said opening, thespring acting upon one door being of a stronger tension than the springacting upon the other door for closing one door faster than the other, amember pivoted to the weaker spring actuated door for overlying the topof a milk bottle when dropped into said casing through said opening andpast said door, and means carried by said doors for limiting movement ofsaid member in opposite direction.

6. A milk bottle holder comprising a box like casing having an openingin the top thereof, a key controlled door for access to the interior ofsaid casing, a pair of hinged doors mounted on said casing for inwardswinging movement, springs tending to normally hold the respective doorsin their respective closed position beneath said opening, the springacting upon one door being of a stronger tension than the spring actingupon the other door for closing one door faster than the other, a memberpivoted to the weaker spring actuated door for overlying the top of amilk bottle when dropped into said casing through said opening and pastsaid door, and a cushion on the bottom of said casing for arresting theshock of a bottle dropped therein.

7. A milk bottle holder comprising a box like casing having an openingin the top thereof, a pair of hin ed doors mounted on said casing forinward swinging movement, springs tending to normally hold said doors ina closed position under said opening, the spring acting upon one door;being of a stronger tension than the spring acting upon the other doorfor closing one door faster than the other, a weighted member pivoted tothe weaker spring actuated door and provided with seats on the underside thereof for seating upon the top of a milk bottle when dropped intosaid casing through said opening and past said door. v 8. A milk bottleholder comprising a box like casing having an o ening in the top wallthereof, a pair of sel closing doors clos ing said opening, pivotedmembers suspended from one of said doors for seating engagement with amilk bottle dropped into said I box like casing, and means forpreventing swinging movement of said member when said doors are inclosed osition. I

In testimony whereo I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH PSAILA.

